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March 13, 2020

Women in Jazz 2020 – What They Want You to Know

This article is typically my opportunity to showcase the historical objects, staff and programs of the American Jazz Museum. Last March, I wrote about the..

March 12, 2020

Kansas City Performing Artists See Incomes Trending Upward, But Community Support is Needed More Than Ever

As new technologies wreak creative destruction in our nation’s workplaces, many Kansas City performing artists are making a good living doing what they love. For..

March 11, 2020

Park ICM Orchestra Offers Free Concert March 20th

Are you a classical music fan but find it difficult to afford the Symphony? Then Park University has the perfect opportunity to hear 32 of..

March 10, 2020

“Marcus Cain: Borrowed Light” and “Ky Anderson: Star School,” Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art

Brooklyn-based Kansas City Art Institute alum Ky Anderson’s exhibit “Star School” is the result of a middle-of-the-night vision in which she imagined a series of paintings “filled with stars and the intricate structures used to view them.”

March 10, 2020

Marching Toward the Singularity

The Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art in Manhattan, Kansas, hosts “Charles Lindsay: Field Station 4,” a spaced-out immersive installation that repurposes government surplus equipment into five funky multi-media sculptures.

March 10, 2020

Live Jazz Plays a Central Role in the Chaz Dining Experience

The overarching vision for The Raphael Hotel’s signature restaurant, Chaz, is to stand out as a unique dining establishment that embodies the culture, history, and..

March 9, 2020

Artist to Watch: Yetunde Felix-Ukwu

When Yetunde Felix-Ukwu earned her degree from the UMKC graduate theatre program a year ago, she had plenty of professional exposure under her belt as well as appearances in student plays.

March 5, 2020

Honors: Maryfrances Wagner

Maryfrances Wagner has established a national reputation through her poetry, but her latest accolade is one from the heartland.

March 4, 2020

Kansas City Underground Film Festival Debuts in Westport

Seen any unseen films lately? That unusual opportunity will be presented to probing cinephiles at the inaugural Kansas City Underground and Unseen Film Festival running March 12 – 22 at the Westport Coffeehouse Theatre.